■ Saw X
A terminally ill man who goes to Mexico seeking a miracle cure, only to find it’s a con, sets deadly traps to exact revenge on the fraudsters.
■ Uproar
Julian Dennison plays a teenager who doesn’t fit in anywhere in Dunedin at the time of the 1981 Springbok tour. Inspired by the protests and a newfound passion for performance, he embraces his heritage. Also stars Rhys Darby, James Rolleston, Erana James and Minnie Driver.
■ Gaddi Jaandi Ae Chalaangaan Maardi
Punjabi movie in which a young man convinces his materialistic father to let him marry the woman of his choice. When the woman’s family give a small car as dowry, everything seems fine . . . until the car breaks down when the young man’s family of eight pile in.
■ PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
A meteor strikes Adventure City, and the PAW Patrol pups gain superpowers. But Humdinger and a mad scientist steal their powers.
■ River of Freedom
Documentary on the protests against vaccine mandates, the convoy to Wellington and the 23-day occupation of Parliament grounds.
■ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Computer-animated comedy action film in which shy Ruby disobeys her mother and enters the ocean, discovering she is descended from battle-hardened krakens who have protected land and sea from evil mermaids for generations.
■ It Lives Inside
An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity falls out with her best friend and unwittingly releases a demonic entity that feeds on her loneliness.
■ A Haunting in Venice
Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in Venice, must solve the murder of a guest at a seance he attended. Co-produced and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who plays Poirot.
■ Blue Beetle
Jaime Reyes finds himself in possession of a relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible suit of armour that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers.
■ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
After years of being sheltered, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers.
■ The Nun II
Sequel to the 2018 film The Nun. Set four years after the ending of the first film, the story follows Sister Irene as she again comes face to face with the demonic force Valak, The Nun, at a boarding school in France.
■ The Equalizer 3
Since giving up life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) finds solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Now living in southern Italy, McCall discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses, so he becomes his friends’ protector.
Dome Cinema
■ Nomadland
A woman gives up her home and starts life on the road as a nomad, after the company she worked for shuts down. Oscar winner for best picture, best actress (Frances McDormand) and best director (Chloé Zhao).
■ The Innocent
Comedy crime film in which a prison theatre teacher marries an inmate in a union that is not well received by the teacher’s adult son, who is suspicious of his stepfather’s intentions. In French, with subtitles.
